Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 28.6% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
|
Cook Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$10.17
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.73
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.60
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
|
Cook Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$5.00
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.46
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.41
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$4.00
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.45
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.62
|
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.28
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
|
Cook Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.28
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,975.59
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$361.14
|
?? | |
pay 6.7% less for housing
|
Cook Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$177.52
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$813.84
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$712.11
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$111.24
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Cook Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,441.51
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cook Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$8.14
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.95
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$30.52
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$42.39
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.92
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
|
Cook Islands
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$61.04
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$127.16
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$147.51
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
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